Educational Links 11/08/2021

How Cooperative Learning Can Benefit Students This Year

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-cooperative-learning-can-benefit-students-year?fbclid=IwAR3EqplF2ms50muDuO2luFDLIZlQ_WUdEsK-n1WAvHuGZ8-JyvFwVzBcqOM

 Theme Days Schools Should Avoid (and What to Do Instead)

https://www.weareteachers.com/theme-days-to-avoid/?utm_content=1636343460&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3EqplF2ms50muDuO2luFDLIZlQ_WUdEsK-n1WAvHuGZ8-JyvFwVzBcqOM

Critical Race Theory

https://www.edweek.org/critical-race-theory

My Top 20 Tech Tips for Teachers!

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/top-20-tech-tips-for-teachers/?fbclid=IwAR3k6MC_4ziEK8SMHcn9pm-oEIuYLWF5Q-qD61cLodG_dG_HfB-OncxOaRo

Gifted education's future requires more diversity, inclusion and access

https://www.k12dive.com/news/the-struggles-and-success-of-diversifying-gifted-education/609200/

42 Stunning Leaf Crafts for Kids to Make

https://handsonaswegrow.com/kids-leaf-crafts/?fbclid=IwAR35IMIAX6mkZf77jqvUHfh8zgIOOlGTHmRYwokcXQ6k76g6Dx-_cKqJDXg

The Dyslexia and ADHD Connection

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-dyslexia-connection/?fbclid=IwAR3PyAe7wCy_Br1J2okgkg9xCvC_HhxDs0w3j4m3H4TZdz9Czm6Jk9tDg84

ADHD is usually apparent from the first day of school, whereas dyslexia is often not recognized until fourth or fifth grade, when the shift is made from learning to read to reading to learn. How to tell the difference between ADD and its comorbid learning disabilities, and how to get help.

Educational Links 10/27/21

 

The Pandemic Could Have Unlocked Remote Schooling. It Hasn’t

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-the-pandemic-could-have-unlocked-remote-schooling-it-hasnt/2021/10

ADD vs. ADHD: What’s the Difference in Symptoms?

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/add-vs-adhd/?fbclid=IwAR1ouCEp7CyVmkwV08xjDV3_dkPZANN25nsGqpG5uTae5Nat2KpwBpkT3M8

50 Idioms to Teach Kids and Use in Idiom of the Day Lessons

https://www.weareteachers.com/idiom-of-the-day/?utm_content=1632848306&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR07Ho5bVLBxGeCIsS_9lFhDNv1bkiVPojyTvLXsM1Udl-U6-YQnoPLqjwQ

How social and emotional competence leads to educational equity

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/10/26/how-social-and-emotional-competence-leads-to-educational-equity/

COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 Clears Hurdle to Emergency Approval

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/covid-19-vaccines-for-children-5-to-11-clear-hurdle-to-emergency-approval/2021/10

Why Restorative Justice Programs May Fail in Schools

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-the-lines/202110/why-restorative-justice-programs-may-fail-in-schools?fbclid=IwAR2shCdxN_UqoxuTUDKCpLB8RmDcp_-Ml3qmdVIkT77AeSCZcf7hjLT5OoQ

• Restorative justice programs often fail due to a lack of consistent personnel in the schools.
• A controversial issue, restorative justice programs are liable to lose grant funding, depending on changing leaders.
• It will take fundamental commitment and focus to reform how punishment is meted out in our schools.

Educational Links 9/25/21

 

Do Students Have What They Need? One Survey Looks to Answer That Question

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/do-students-have-what-they-need-one-survey-looks-to-answer-that-question/2021/09

Understanding why kids have trouble with focus

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/child-trouble-focusing

Taking an Interdisciplinary Approach to Environmental Science

https://www.edutopia.org/article/taking-interdisciplinary-approach-environmental-science

CDC: Child obesity jumped during COVID-19 pandemic

https://www.k12dive.com/news/cdc-child-obesity-jumped-during-covid-19-pandemic/607108/

Startup Class Technologies Bets Big on the Future of Online Learning (and Zoom)

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-09-24-startup-class-technologies-bets-big-on-the-future-of-online-learning-and-zoom#_=_

How any educator can create resilience in traumatized students

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/09/24/how-any-educator-can-create-resilience-in-traumatized-students/

Why phonics instruction is not enough for English learners

https://edsource.org/2021/why-phonics-instruction-is-not-enough-for-english-learners/661487

As California launches a new literacy campaign, some advocates worry that for English learners, a focus on sounding out words will come at the expense of learning the meaning of words.

Educational Links 8/24/2021

In Pictures - A Good Resource for Prompting Current Events Lessons

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/08/in-pictures-good-resource-for-prompting.html

Pfizer vaccine granted full FDA approval

https://edsource.org/news-updates#pfizer-vaccine-granted-full-fda-approval

Simple Ways to Solicit Peer Feedback

https://www.edutopia.org/article/simple-ways-solicit-peer-feedback

Why I’m Not Excited About My Child Going Back to School

https://www.additudemag.com/were-dreading-going-back-to-school/?fbclid=IwAR1zhlrokv5tm_NxgEXHLTSllbXJRsZtx9-foFbf7YrZvCwOTU1WGqCbcZg

INFOGRAPHIC OF THE WEEK: “ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN THE U.S. INFOGRAPHIC”

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/08/23/infographic-of-the-week-english-language-learning-in-the-u-s-infographic/?fbclid=IwAR0NOSjO0reZowKLNwtc5n3Fh6a9mfl5dCBO6mTmN5nf8TgzyWAQiOOy2lQ

How to Help Children Calm Down

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-children-calm-down/

Build With Care: Recruiting Student and Teacher Voices to Rethink Schools Because of the Pandemic

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58368/build-with-care-recruiting-student-and-teacher-voices-to-rethink-schools-because-of-the-pandemic

As we reflect on the experience of learning during COVID, a big question looms: What will schools look like after the pandemic?

Educational Links 8/22/21

 6 Must-Watch TEDx Talks to Kick Off the School Year

https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-must-watch-tedx-talks-kick-school-year

What the ‘Educational Underground’ Says About the Future of Learning and Work

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-08-17-what-the-educational-underground-says-about-the-future-of-learning-and-work

I Can’t Pronounce a Student’s Name, So I Came Up With a Nickname. What’s the Problem?

https://www.weareteachers.com/learn-student-names/

12 Good Places to Find Historical Images to Spark Inquiry

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/08/a-tip-for-structuring-group-notes-in.html

7 Steps to Supporting Your Intervention Team

https://www.eschoolnews.com/pdfs/7-steps-to-supporting-your-intervention-team/

Why Focusing on Healthy Habits, Not Weight Gain, Can Better Help Kids

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58357/why-focusing-on-healthy-habits-not-weight-gain-can-better-help-kids

19 brain breaks for distance learning and socially distanced classrooms

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/19-brain-breaks-for-distance-learning-and-socially-distanced-classrooms

Kids have been learning in new ways since the coronavirus pandemic began. If kids are doing distance learning, they may be sitting in front of a screen for many hours each day. If kids are learning in school, there may be rules for social distancing that don’t allow them to move around like they normally would. 

Educational Links 8/20/21

Types of Reading Disability

https://www.readingrockets.org/article/types-reading-disability

Could Data Science Diversify the STEM Field? Why Courses Designed This Century Feel so Relevant to All Students

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58326/could-data-science-diversify-the-stem-field-why-courses-designed-this-century-feel-so-relevant-to-all-students

Welcoming back English learners

https://edsource.org/podcast/welcoming-back-english-learners

 

Can a Hollywood-Backed VR Company Make Science Labs More Effective?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-08-19-can-a-hollywood-backed-vr-company-make-science-labs-more-effective

Florida May Withhold Funds and Remove School Board Members Over Masks

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/florida-may-withhold-funds-and-remove-school-board-members-over-masks/2021/08?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR2Yau64g6WopNJxc3_DsX3flc9sDY3DwwYpzM0mPOLsm9h1pZR5iU_jKgc

No Strings Attached: Supporting Social and Emotional Learning With Puppets

https://www.edutopia.org/article/no-strings-attached-supporting-social-and-emotional-learning-puppets

Calif. School District to Require Vaccines for Eligible Students, in What May Be a First

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/calif-school-district-to-require-vaccines-for-eligible-students-in-what-may-be-a-first/2021/08?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR3T_4rapoQ9kYl23kCMwVvEufdh0YIqNcqi1Aj5PssW2dkpu9Noc2lsRsI

Easily bored, sensitive to distractions, creative, and intense. If you grew up with ADHD symptoms, chances are you always felt “different.” Now here’s a scientific explanation of the neurological underpinnings of behaviors and feelings associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Learn how a person with ADHD thinks!

Educational Links 9/30/2020

 

How Project-Based Learning Helps Students Process Challenging Personal Experiences

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-09-28-how-project-based-learning-helps-students-process-challenging-personal-experiences

Distant & Remote Teaching and Learning

https://edtechteacher.org/

Understanding Special Education

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/special-education-basics/understanding-special-education

EdSurge Guides

https://www.edsurge.com/research/guides?filter=All%20Ages

3 Steps to Mitigate Learning Loss: An Actionable Plan to Start Today

https://www.edsurge.com/research/guides?filter=All%20Ages

Get more time to teach and inspire learners with Classroom

https://edu.google.com/products/classroom/?modal_active=none

COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen

https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-archive-901fb467cbaf5cd519be2247f0e3983c

Schools can prioritize reopenings for students with disabilities

https://www.educationdive.com/news/reopenings-for-students-with-disabilities/586051/

In separate documents released Monday, the U.S. Department of Education reminded schools of their obligations to special education services and civil rights laws regardless of whether students are learning in-person or remotely.